Overview

• Vice-president Rajeev Shukla said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not retired from ODIs and reiterated that the BCCI does not ask players to step down.
• Shukla indicated both stars remain in contention for India’s next ODI assignment, a three-match tour of Australia scheduled for October.
• Published fixtures list the ODIs for October 19 in Perth, October 23 in Adelaide, and October 25 in Sydney.
• Kohli has been in London training, including indoor nets at Lord’s with Gujarat Titans assistant coach Naeem Amin, and he also attended a charity gala and visited Wimbledon.
• A short video of Rohit acknowledging a fan while stuck in Mumbai traffic went viral as fan calls for formal farewells persisted, though pundit Aakash Chopra dismissed talk of Vijay Hazare participation as a selection requirement and succession reports remain unconfirmed.